Bindestrich

German

Etymology

binden (“bind, link”) +‎ Strich (“dash”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪndəʃtʁɪç/
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Noun

Bindestrich m (strong, genitive Bindestriches or Bindestrichs, plural Bindestriche)

  1. hyphen (symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split)
    Synonyms: Trennstrich, Divis, Viertelgeviertstrich, Trennungsstrich, Ergänzungsstrich
    Bindestriche und Gedankenstriche. ― Hyphens and dashes.
    Der Bindestrich verbindet nicht nur, er trennt auch. ― The hyphen is not only used to join words, but can also be used for word division.

Declension
Declension of Bindestrich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bindestrich die Bindestriche
genitive eines des Bindestriches, Bindestrichs der Bindestriche
dative einem dem Bindestrich, Bindestriche1 den Bindestrichen
accusative einen den Bindestrich die Bindestriche

1Now rare, see notes.

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